'S.H.I.E.L.D.' Scores Second Best Numbers Since Season PremiereDecember 10, 2014Spiking 55% over its holiday special lead-in at 9:00 p.m. in Adults 18-49 (1.7/5 vs. 1.1/3 for “Santa Claus is Comin' to Town”), ABC's “Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” ranked No. 1 in its hour (tie), beating original comedies on Fox by 31% (“New Girl”/”The Mindy Project” = 1.3/4) and NBC by 55% (“Marry Me”/”About a Boy” = 1.1/3).
Iggy Azalea, Bastille & More Join NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE Lineup on ABCDecember 10, 2014Iggy Azalea, Bastille, Jason Derulo, Pentatonix and Rixton join the biggest music celebration of the year on “Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015.” Fergie hosts the Billboard Hollywood Party and also performs along with previously announced performers Charli XCX, One Direction and Meghan Trainor. With over 38 performances and 5 ½ hours of music, programming for “Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015” begins at 8:00 pm ET/PT on ABC Television Network.
Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons to Lead Second Season of FX's FARGODecember 10, 2014Golden Globe nominated actress Kirsten Dunst (Interview with the Vampire) and Breaking Bad's Jesse Plemons have signed on to star in the second installment of MGM Television and FX Production's Emmy and Award winning miniseries franchise Fargo, it was announced today by Eric Schrier, President, Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions and Steve Stark President, Television Production & Development of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. Production will begin in Calgary in January 2015 and the 10-episode anthology miniseries is slated to premiere next fall on FX.
Telemundo & Mashable Partner for New Content HubDecember 9, 2014 Telemundo unveiled its partnership with Mashable, the leading media company for the Connected Generation, on Friday at the Mashable Media Summit showcasing a dedicated Spanish-language content hub titled “#ElPulso via Mashable.”
ABC Family's THE FOSTERS & SWITCHED AT BIRTH Christmas Specials Bring Multi-Month HighsDecember 9, 2014At 8 o'clock, “The Fosters” delivered near-1-year highs in Total Viewers (1.93 million – #3 telecast ever), Adults 18-34 (614,000/0.9 rating), Women 18-34 (508,000/1.5 rating), Adults 18-49 (885,000/0.7 rating – tie) and set 10-month highs in Viewers 12-34 (1.01 million/1.1 rating) and Females 12-34 (825,000/1.8 rating) – since 1/20/14, 2/10/14 and 2/17/14, respectively.
Telemundo Unveils Celebrity Contestants for Second Season of TOP CHEF ESTRELLASDecember 9, 2014Gabriel Coronel, Kimberly Dos Ramos, Sissi Fleitas, Judith Grace, Fabián Ríos, Don Pedro Rivera, Maripily Rivera, Henry Santos, Fernando Vargas and Gabriela Vergara kick-off 2015 as contestants on Telemundo's second season of “Top Chef Estrellas,” the primetime culinary competition premiering Sunday, January 11 at 9pm/8c.
NBCSN's NFL TURNING POINT Continues TomorrowDecember 9, 2014Wednesday night's all new edition of NFL Turning Point, NBCSN's Emmy Award-nominated weekly NFL show co-produced by NFL Films, will feature in-depth analysis of Sunday's matchup between Tom Brady and the New England Patriots vs. Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers. Airing tomorrow night at 11 p.m. ET, NFL Turning Point will review the game and breakdown Brady's performance, as the Patriots overcame an early deficit to defeat the Chargers in San Diego on NBC's Sunday Night Football.
Jeremy Piven & Kate Beckinsale to Announce Golden Globe Nominees this WeekDecember 9, 2014The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and dick clark productions (dcp) will present the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 11, 2015. Hosted by Golden Globe Award winners Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for the third year in a row, the ceremony will air on NBC live coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. (PT) and 8-11 p.m. (ET) from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA.
ALIEN RISING Gets DVD, VOD ReleaseDecember 9, 2014Breaking Glass Pictures and Pathfinder Films are partnering for the release of Dana Schroeder's sci-fi thriller Alien Rising starring Lance Henriksen (The Terminator, Aliens), Brian Krause (Charmed, Another World) and John Savage (The Deer Hunter, Hair).
NBC OLYMPICS Takes Home 5 IOC AwardsDecember 8, 2014 NBC Olympics won five prestigious Olympic Golden Rings awards – three golds and two silvers – including gold for Best Olympic Program, tonight in Monte Carlo, Monaco, at the International Olympic Committee's biennial awards ceremony. NBC Olympics Executive Producer Jim Bell was in attendance in Monte Carlo to accept the five awards on behalf of NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus and the entire NBC Olympics division.
Angelina Jolie Set for E! NEWS TonightDecember 8, 2014Don't miss Giuliana Rancic's interview with Angelina Jolie TONIGHT on E! News at 7pm and 11pm ET/PT. The "Unbroken" director reveals who is her toughest critic, whether her kids will see the new film, and why the first day of filming was a "nightmare!"
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RIVALRY Continues this Week on NBCSNDecember 8, 2014NBCSN presents a rematch of the 2014 NHL Winter Classic and two of the league's top offenses, when Jimmy Howard and the Detroit Red Wings host Phil Kessel and the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday Night Rivalry at 8 p.m. ET.